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JUDGE PUZZLED, sultation usually with an astrolo- ger that the horoscopes are not antagonistie; the mal exchange of the papers of the intended bride

CHINESE MARRIAGES IN and bridegroom: the Interchange of

THE STRAITS

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dent, writing under date of the 11th instant.

presents; the fixing of a lucky day for the marriage, generally selected by an astrologer; the celebration of the marriage.

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which we reported several days The Norwegian, steamer Passat,

ago as having boon sold to the South China" Steam Navigation Company, of Shanghai, has now It is a long time since a Straits: That would seem to provide afbeen turned over to her new judge has spoken his mind

definite code or set of ceremonies owners. Captain A. Opdal, former- plainly about the difficulties which by which the legality of any Chinese ly Chief Officer of the vessel, marriage could be tested, but in has been appointed master, while confront the courts of the Colony practice it is found that the Chin-her old captain, Mr. Michael in dealing with the matrimoniales vary very greatly in their ideas Danielson, and his wife left for tangles of the Chinese as the Chief actions usually arise. years after stand that her new

on this subject, and, further, these Norway on Saturday. We' under- Justice did last week, anys the the marriage, when the question of having only temporary repairs. ownerd are Telegraph's Singapore correspon distributing the testator's estate made to the vessel here, but upon comes into question, and by that her arrival at Shanghai further time the relatives on either side repairs will be carried out, and have the haziest recollections of the lake will be probably classified by Sir William Murizon has just details of the ceremonies which the Chinese International Mari

they witnessed. Witnesses in these time. Customs at Shanghai. completed a revised edition of the family squabbles do not usually S. Hanson, formerly Chief laws of the Straits Settlements, err on the side of truthfulness,gineer of the Passat, is still stand- and may therefore be presumed to end the evidence in cases of this ing by as technical adviser to the kind is nearly always most eon- licting and unsatisfactory. The result of the diffenity of arriving

CHANGE OF FLAG. at a decision upon the evidence

The steamer Wong Shek Kung. available has heen to give the wo

elonging to of deciding whether a Chinese we-man the benefit of the doubt where Hing Company, of 58A, Bonham the Kwong Hang man was or was not married as a fit is apparent that she has lived Strand West, has again changed principal wife he said: "I would with a man in the habit and re-her flag. On Saturday, the Fortu- like to observe that in my opinion arly where she has borne children the Chinese flag hoisted. The ute of matrimony," and particu gueao flag was hauled down, and the whole matter is most unsati's-y the testator whose estate is in Wong Shek Kung was, about four factory and vague. There seeme

fispute. No matter how many years ago, the Norwegian steamer wives a Chinese may have in ad-Helios, and she was sold by her to be no real and final authority fition to his principal wife, all former owners, Brunsgaard Kjos- at all as to what are the essentials is children are recognised forerod, of Drammen, Norway, to "of the marriage; that is, what are the purposes of succession and the Kwong Hang Hing Co., by legitimacy, and although the dis-whom she was re-named the Wong the ceremonies the omission "of tinction between a secondary Shek Kung. The steamer was first anyone of which is sufficient to in-wife and a mistress is as clearly placed under the Chinese flag, later validate the marriage, and what drawn in the courts as it is in under the British flag and then are the coremonies which, If they Chinese households, it is becom under the Portuguese flag. Capt. are all performed, themselves.com ng comparatively easy for a wo-3. M. de la Sala, has been ap stitute a valid marriage." Hieman who has lived with a man Lordship went on to say that a

and has borne children by him to

WITHIN CALL consideration of various textbooks ro to the courts and claim the

The following vessels, are and a number of decided cases ledegal status of a wife unless theresected to be in wireless communica- him to the conclusion that there's very strong evidence to the onion

with Hongkong to-day:

know these laws as well as most people, but after he had finished the perplexing and thankless task

winted master.

ex-

ceremonies differed in different ry: That is perhaps not a de-Empress of Asia, President Mc- parts of China, and again differed/elopment to be regretted, since Kinley, Mishima. Maru, Hosang, in Singapore. The expert called

from the Chinese Protectorate was

makes for the protection of Kueichow. Yuensang, Tone Maru. Chinese women who are often Bri-Kashgar, Kaljo Maru, Carmarthen- itled to all the benefits which 'ets, Devanha, Kohno Maru, Mau- ish-born subjects and are en-hire, Teucer, Aki Maru, Philoc British courta can give them, but he Chinese do not altogether like t. for obvious reasons.

REGISTRATION WANTED.

No sympathy need be wasted, hosrever, on a Chinese family whose members find that a woman whom they themselves regarded

quite vague as to the essentials, in his Lordship's opinion, and so were Van Mottendorf, Jamieson, and other well-known authorities. Another significant passage in an. unusually interesting judgmeni was this:-"I am not sure that Home day the courts here will not have to hold that the only real essential of the Chinese marriage of a principal wife in intention....s a mistross is treated by the The whole question must, I think, ourts as a wife, because the Chin- be considered to be in the melting se have hitherto refused to do pot, and after the lapse of years anything to help the courts to the crystallisation of essentials inolve the matrimonial tangles the accurate sense of the word which they ask the Colony's judge may eventuate. In my opiniono unravel. The only remedy there is no such accurate category egistration of marriages, or at "In Singapore yet."

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Charger of robbing two Chinese Lung Kin Tan on January 27th, one of $30 ia money, and the other east of unions where, principal $400 in money and eleven vives are concerned, but the chickens, and with forcibly taking LIQUOR SMUGGLING. Chinese brought their

away two Chinese against their ism

In this articular case the

conserva. with them when they end-il for the purpose of obtaining plaintiff, a Chinese boy. et irred rated to Malays, and they will ransom for their liberation, were that his mother was married to

save none of the propcaul. They preferred against a Chinese at the certain testator as his principalay that the marriage ceremonies Criminal Sessions this morning, wife; plaintiff's counsel admitted re part of their religious belief, before Mr. Justice Wood.

that he could not prove that the cssential ceremonies were perform ed, but established the facts that the woman had lived with, the man for eleven years and had borne him five children, and he submit-

ind that registration would mean nterference with their customs.. Chat is quite absurd, since, al!

Mr.

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Crown.

The accused pleaded not guilty hat is wasted is a record of the to the first two counts, but admit- marriage in the simplest possible ted the third. orm, so that there could be no

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Mr. Hazlerigg, intimated he concessione ted that a sufficiently strong pre-lispute in the future if the hus-would not offer any evidence on sumption of marriage arose in law. and died intestate. There is the first two counts. Plalatif, however. lost his case] reason to believe that the younger) because he insisted that his mo-Chinese are not altogether opposed accused said he did it for revenge, In admiting the third count, the ther was the testator's principula the idea, and some day He added that he lived in the next

may be placed village,

wife, and the defence conclusively the reform

Washington, April 18. The United States negotiations with Britain with the object of minimising smuggling of liquor are stated to bave already yielded four important voluntary on the part of Britain Firstly, permitting Am- erican cutters to visit outlying provided previous notice is given British islands in the Atlantic, to the Colonial authorities, thus enabling a suspected vessel to be proved that the testator already n the statue book with Questioned by his Lordship, the tion; secondly, Britain will kept under continuous observa- had a principal wife, who was ery little discussion, but the kidnapped Chinese said they were forbid admission to ships of married to him with all the requi-pinion of the present generation treated badly while in captivity. British registry unless bona fide atte ceremonies. Since the courts unquestionably, against regis-One said he was put inside a small British nationality is provod: of the Colony recognize the poly-ration in any foría.

place on a small boat, and the en-thirdly, the Bahaman authorities gamy of the Chinese to the extent It may be that the Straits Legis-rance was covered up. that a Chinese may have as many lature will become sufficiently ex-not allowed to see anything, not in preventing vessels clearing He was will exercise greator vigilance secondary wives, as he likes, but perated by these Chincze puzzles even the sky. He was given no with dishonest intent; and finally only one principal wife, the testator that the courts will refuse to rice to eat, and was a captive for the British Government will pro-: would clearly have been guilty of hear any dispute where registra-eight daya, For the first four secute ownors and masters of bigamy if the plaintiff's claim was tion has not been complied with, days, the two were kept together, vessels fraudulently securing true, and his Lordship was there-but registration of unions with but after that they were separated, clearance, provided the United: fore forced to decide for the de principal wives would probably The accused was sentenced to States furnishes evidence on fendant, though he did 30 with not be sufficient, and the Chinese seven years, with hard labour.

which a prosecution can considerable.reluctance.

do not seem to want the looser

bo based. Reuter's American The difficulties which have secondary marriages to become

Service. arisen in deciding these Chinese more binding and definite than The Wing On case will be heard marringe cases are extraordinary, they are at present. Whether at the Criminal Sessions on and have rosulted in a series of polygamy will persist among the Wednesday morning at 10.15. decisions the trend of which is educated Straits Chinesc is, an not altogther acceptable to the best interesting. question. The educat- Chinese opinion. In theory, cd Chinese girl is a new and before the Birmingham stipendi famous local action called the Six potent influence in our Malayan ary was said to have posed as a Widows Case decided which were communities, and it is scarcely girl, and to have been employed the essential ceremonies in

conceivable that a girl whose out-in London as a lady's maid. His Chinese marriage, and

which look is just as broad as her hue- solicitor said that the lad, Joseph were the incidental ones, and it

band's is going to accept several Luckman, fulfilled his duties as a mald very well. Luckman was may be of interest to your readers rivals in the household. That is

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